Published at Fillmore City, Utah, May 5-Sept. 1, 1858
Publishers: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1850-1858; E. Smith, 1859-1863; A. Carrington, 1863-1867; G.Q. Cannon, 1867-1873; D.O. Calder, 1873-1887
Editors: W. Richards, 1850-1854; A. Carrington, 1854-1855; 1856-1859, 1863-1867; E. Smith, 1855-1856, 1859-1863; G.Q. Cannon, 1867-1873; D.O. Calder, 1873-1877; Charles W. Penrose, <1884>
Suspended Aug. 26-Nov. 8, 1851; July 20-Oct. 1, 1853; July 17-Sept. 4, Oct. 29-Dec. 11, 1861; Aug. 12-19, 1863; Dec. 23, 1863-Feb. 24, 1864; Jan. 11-Mar. 1, Dec. 5-Dec. 26, 1866
Official organ of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Daily ed.: Deseret evening news, 1867-1888
Semiweekly eds: Deseret news (Salt Lake City, Utah : 1865), 1865-<1871>, and: Deseret news. Semi-weekly, <1873>-1888
Lincoln collection has 1 v. (416 p.): Vol. 12, no. 1-52 (July 2, 1862-June 24, 1863)
Bound in marbled boards, with leather corners and spine, and gilt-stamped lettering on spine
Subtitle: Truth and liberty
Text in four columns
Publisher's advertisements at end of each issue
Bears handwritten signature in pencil on front flyleaf: W. [?] S. Godbe